Here Are 6 Stocks Making Giant Moves Today

RELATED QUOTES

SymbolPriceChange
BKS20.000.17
CPTS30.92-0.02
PAY22.44-0.37
TEN42.611.90

The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 are all down, with the Nasdaq dropping 0.7%.

Here are a few stocks that are making big, big moves.

Winners:

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS): Up 61.3% Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have teamed up for a project involving educational books, which has caused Barnes & Noble's stock to skyrocket.

Conceptus, Inc. (CPTS) : Up 26.8% — After settling a patent infringement with Hologic, Conceptus has had a great day in the market, up nearly 30%.

Sunoco, Inc (SUN): Up 19.6% — Pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has announced it will acquire Sunoco for $5.3 billion, which has caused Sunoco's stock to shot up nearly 20%.

Losers:

VeriFone Systems, Inc (PAY): Down 12.5% Deutsche Bank downgraded VeriFone and the stock has subsequently tumbled.

Tenneco, Inc (TEN): Down 12.6% —Tenneco's profits fell 36% due to refinancing charges, which has caused it's stock to drop over 1/8 of it's total price.

Hologic, Inc (HOLX): Down 9.6% — After agreeing to buy Gen-Probe Inc for $3.7 billion, Hologic has seen it's stock drop nearly 10%.

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